Writer of YA, mainstream, and contemporary fiction. Shackled by RSIs. Published five stories anyway. Still writing. Admin at AlzAuthors, cross-blogging weekly to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and the dementias. Eclectic reader and book promoter. Follow my adventures in publishing.

Monday, February 1, 2016

I'm kicking off 2016's New
Release Spotlights with a new title from fellow Clean Indie Reads author H.L.
Burke. She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled
"The Scholar and the Dragon" featuring the books Dragon's Curse,
Dragon's Debt, Dragon's Rival, and Dragon's Bride as well as the YA/Fantasy
Beggar Magic. Here’s her latest release, Cora and the Nurse Dragon.

Cora and the Nurse Dragon is
a new middle grade fantasy adventure that follows the adventures of Cora
Harrison in a world where dragons no longer live in nature but are a resource
exploited by humans. Recommended for ages 9 and up. The book released January
31st and is available at the special price of 99 cents.

The story:

Cora's a young girl with two
dreams: to be a dragon jockey when she grows up and to own a pet dragon now.
She constantly buys "egg packs" at the dragon emporium in hopes that
one will hatch into a rare pet-sized dragon, but only gets short-lived
mayflies. However, when an unexpected egg does develop into something new, Cora
may be in over her head.

About the Author:

Born in a small town in
north centralOregon, H. L. Burke spent
most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied
by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her
company, she also became an incurable romantic. An addictive personality, she
jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with
various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and
Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a
well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture. Married to her high school crush who
is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes
that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are. Her current
projects are a young adult steampunk fantasy and an epic fantasy trilogy.